Spear’s Finalization Day Celebration: May 2021

Every year we recognize the anniversary of the day that Spear’s adoption was finalized. I understand that many people, both in and outside of the adoption community, find Gotcha Day to be offensive…and I understand…

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Mother’s Day 2021

Our tradition is to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day the entire day before the actual holiday. It always works out nicely to have a full day together as a family! Mother’s Day this year…

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Monthly Family Recap: April 2021

All of our family moments from April! Every year I take the kids to visit a local strawberry patch to pick strawberries. Last year it was our first real outing during the shut-down and I…

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Spring Break 2021: AK, Epcot and Whispering Canyon

We kicked off our Friday morning of Spring Break with a visit to Animal Kingdom. If I had to choose a favorite Disney park during the pandemic I will say it’s been Animal Kingdom. The…

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Spring Break 2021: Magic Kingdom

Early during the week of our Spring Break trip to Disney we learned some pretty exciting news – the guidelines were being changed to allow masks to be removed for photos! FINALLY. AND the first…

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